The 2010–11 Hazfi Cup was the 24th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Persepolis was the defending champion. The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2012 AFC Champions League. Participating teams Totally 79 teams get permission to participate in the season “2010–11 Hazfi Cup”. These teams are divided into three main groups which are introduced here. Group 1 (Start their matches from the first/second round) In total 33 teams (31 teams from 31 different provinces in Iran (each province: one), 1 additional team from Tehran province, and 1 team from Kish). 1- Mehr Karaj (Alborz Province), 2- Parsabad Moghan (Ardabil Province), 3- Hekmati Tabriz (Azerbaijan Sharqi Province), 4- Keyvan Mahabad (Azerbaijan Gharbi Province), 5- Naderi Bushehr (Bushehr Province), 6- Nabard Shahrekord (Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province), 7- Behineh Rahbar Abadeh (Fars Province), 8- Darousazi Sobhan Rasht (Gilan Province), 9- Heyat Bandar Torkaman (Golestan Province), 10- Zobe-Felezat Hamedan (Hamadan Province), 11- Almahdi Novin Hormozgan (Hormozgan Province), 12- Perspolis Dareshahr (Ilam Province), 13- Heyat Football Isfahan (Isfahan Province), 14- Shahrdari Kahnooj (Kerman Province), 15- Shahrdari Sahneh (Kermanshah Province), 16- Shahrdari Ashkhaneh (Khorasan Shomali Province), 17- Iran-khodro Kashmar(Khorasan Razavi Province), 18- Pehnaei Ghayen (Khorasan Jonoobi Province), 19- Milad Dezful (Khuzestan Province), 20- Shahrdari Gachsaran (Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province), 21- Persepolis Kamyaran (Kurdistan Province), 22- Dartak Khoramabad (Lorestan Province), 23- Gostaresh Arak (Markazi Province), 24- Naft Mahmoudabad (Mazandaran Province), 25- Takmehr Takestan (Qazvin Province), 26- Panah-afarin Qom (Qom Province), 27- Shahrdari Semnan (Semnan Province), 28- Daneshgah Saravan (Sistan and Baluchistan Province), 29- Shahrdari Ashkezar (Yazd Province), 30- Qezel Ozan Zanjan (Zanjan Province), 31- Babakhani Tehran(Tehran Province), 32- Safir Varamin (Tehran Province / Tavabe) 33- Omran Kish (Kish Island) Group 2 (Start their matches from the second round) In total 28 teams (All teams playing in Azadegan League): 1- Aboomoslem Khorasan , 2- Aluminium Hormozgan , 3- Bargh Shiraz , 4- Damash Gilan , 5- Damash Lorestan , 6- Esteghlal Ahvaz , 7- Etka Gorgan , 8- Foolad Natanz , 9- Foolad Yazd , 10- Gol Gohar Sirjan , 11- Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz , 12- Hamyari Arak , 13- Iranjavan Bushehr , 14- Machine Sazi Tabriz , 15- Mes Rafsanjan , 16- Mes Sarcheshme , 17- Moghavemat Sepasi , 18- Naft Ahvaz , 19- Nassaji Mazandaran , 20- Payam Mashhad , 21- Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz , 22- Sanat Sari , 23- Sanati Kaveh Tehran , 24- Sepidrood Rasht , 25- Shahrdari Bandar